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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1964
Page
3
A Biddeford man was involved in multiple weekend road mishaps with minor injuries and no reported damage estimates. Police logs show a single vehicle left the road and struck a telephone pole on Hill Street, amid several minor accidents over the busy period.
The St Josephs Parish Advisory Board, formed to improve parish life and aid Rt. Rev Msgr Elie Hevey, held a meeting in Biddeford attended by about 300 parishioners. Officers include Dr Georges Levesque president Mrs Alfred Cabana vice president and Leonard Drapeau secretary.
The Saturday night whist party at Le Foyer Biddeford saw Anita Chaloult Gertrude Wood Bertha Desrosiers Claudia Beaudoin Diane Ruel Priscille Ruel Nora BeauLieu Kathene Beaulieu Ronald Ruel Patrick Desrosiers Bernice Beaulieu Gerard Beaudoin Medley Beaulieu Rosaire Chouinard Napoleon Dupras and Lucien C Ruel in charge. Special prizes went to Aurore Soucy Mary Ruel Medley Beaulieu George Dumas and Gerard Beaudoin with Alder ic Soucy claiming the high score award.
A Whist club distributed numerous prizes including Agnes Caron Yvonne Dumas George Dumas Malvina Gaudette Bertha Desrosiers Georgianna Bissonnette Gerrd Beaudoin Alma Caron Medley Beaulieu Rose Lambert Martha Ruel Josephine Valliere Rose Shevenell Josaire Chouinard Germaine Beaulieu Delia Normand Alden Pare Willard Beaulieu Consolation prizes went to Edward Caron Wilfred Hebert Special outgoing prizes were given to Annette Paquin Lucien C Ruel and Josephine Valliere Night specials went to Carl Tapley Diane Ruel Euclide Chaloult Precili Ruel and Patrick Desrosiers Arthur Bolduc took the high score prize Other score prizes went to John Berthiaume Claudia Beaudoin Malvina Gaudette Eva Couture Agnes Caron Alphonsine Bolduc Alcide Bedard Gerard Beaudoin Alma Morin Alma Sylvestre Marie Anne Berthiaume Joseph Plourde Edward Caron Mrs Arthur Vachon Camille Garon Nellie Jariz Ernestine Spenard Mabel Avyotte Napoleon Dupras Eugene Neault Eva Guillette and Bertha Desroseire Judy Myer won the consolation prize Euclide Chaloult Arthur Bolduc and Ernestine Spenard received special outgoing prizes Another weekend of whist parties is planned for Saturday and Sunday nights A bid whist party is set for Friday at 7 Officials invite attendees A baked bean supper will follow from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday with a whist party to follow.
Comedian Joey Bishop will host the 16th annual Emmy Awards at the Hollywood Palladium with NBC airing the telecast from 10 to 11 30 p m EDT. CBS and ABC boycott the event over bloc voting claims while CBS counters that NBC aided memberships. Fr The Defenders star Marshal will host on the New York end. The note mentions the 1900 stamp book launch by the Post Office.
The Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Victory Circle gathered yesterday at Portland's Immaculate Conception Cathedral with over 80 members and guests. Miss Amanda Durette led the event with Mrs. Anna Forcier, the president, directing the ceremonies. A dinner followed at the Eastland Hotel in Portland, and the next meeting is set for June 7 at the Fremont Club Rooms in Biddeford. Officials urged attendance for the Coronation of the Statue of the Blessed Virgin at St Joseph's Church in Biddeford on May 27 at 7 p.m. lane County Oregon reports 48 remaining covered bridges in use.
A New York report states a science discovery named Bio-Dyne shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves itching and pain without surgery. Case after case shows reduction while easing discomfort. The product Preparation H is available as suppository or ointment at drug counters.
Paris police hold three men described as small time gangsters in the kidnapping of Mareel Dassault wife of a millionaire warplane builder. Dassault says she was not mistreated during 35 hours as a prisoner and recalls the captors as dangerous in a chilly night siege at a farmhouse north of Paris. A fourth suspect remains at large.
Massachusetts State Police and Wellesley police fly to Virginia to question three Cuban men in a case involving Merrill Kinsley Hussey 36 of Andover found beaten to death and wrapped in bedclothes. Hussey spoke Spanish and had worked for Tela Railroad in Honduras. The body was identified by Medfield State Hospital staff. medical examiner cites 15 to 20 blows to the head.
The Maine United Federation of Postal Clerks elected Kenneth Wood of Bangor as president. Other officers include Albert Morin of Westbrook as vice president M. Keith Higgins of Presque Isle and Donald Gaboury of Augusta as vice presidents J. R. Brennan of Bangor as secretary and Ronald Laliberte of Biddeford as treasurer.
Republican leaders interpret Eisenhower's recent statement of GOP principles as broad support for multiple potential nominees. Miller declined comment while White, Wells, Lanham and Stassen praise the stance, noting it could align with Lodge Scranton Rockefeller or Stassen and influence the 1964 decision.
Los Angeles AP Rockefeller and Goldwater push California contests in the final week before the June 2 primary. Rockefeller cancels a Long Beach Elks Lodge appearance citing Elks national policy. Goldwater concentrates in the north while Rockefeller targets Southern California. A Scranton draft committee emerged as a possible Romney advisor.
Maine enjoyed relief from a two day heat spell as temperatures fell up to 28 degrees in 24 hours. Millinocket dropped from 91 to 63 by 11 a.m. Portland Airport read 76 with a Sunday high of 90. Forecaster said temps would fluctuate but continue cooling into Tuesday.
In a joint communique Khrushchev and Nasser defend Cuba's sovereignty and denounce attempts to derail the 1962 Geneva Laos accords. They discuss U.S. reconnaissance flights over Cuba, warn of dangerous outcomes, and address peace talks with Asia Africa leader attendances. Red China disputes Soviet status as an Asian power.
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